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Weight-Loss Controversy: HCG Diet, Pt 1.

Update: The FDA is warning consumers that over the counter HCG products marketed as weight loss aids are unproven and illegal. Harmful effects from these products should be reported online to the FDA at http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/default.htm and to your health care professional.

Imagine losing a pound a day and never feeling hungry. Those that have had success with it believe it’s the long-awaited miracle cure for weight loss. Is the HCG diet safe or too good to be true? Dr. Oz weighs in on the dangers of this diet.

Learn the origin of the diet, which employs a hormone produced in pregnant women and a highly restrictive diet.